Advide to give an Am. Boxer turning pro?

Im not a amateur yet. So I can give advice but I would invest and I would speak to your trainer.
I would maybe look into a good promoter and lawyer etc.
Im sorry if my advice seems bad im not even a amateur yet lol

 

Go back to school and get a proper trade under your belt, find a different way to make money.

The BBBoC estimated that almost 80% of boxers in the UK are part time as being a boxer doesn't pay enough.

There was a very very talented young Irish boxer who turned pro with Ricky Hatton as his promoter. He was promised 12 fights in 2 years. After 2 years he'd had something like 5 fights and was forced to become a personal trainer to support himself.

If this youngster is adamant about turning pro, I would stick with a trainer who cares about him. Most Pro trainers seem to treat fighters like objects that get them money, rather than human beings.

 

Dempsey1234 has a whole thread on it.

 

Only enter the ring in perfect condition. If you don't trust your manager, get a new one. Watch the great ones on YouTube. Remember, a fighter develops in two ways: sparring in the gym, and real fights. Don't give away weight in a fight, even a few pounds makes a difference. All good good training revolves around sparring and running. Don't train for physique, train for functional punching muscle, the ref is not going to measure your bicep. If you're not willing to put 100% into it take up golf. Know when to get out, have a career skill that will put bread on the table if boxing doesn't pan out.

 

Apply yourself much better, and do all in your power to get a team round you you can trust

 

the only real difference between amateur and pro is the money.

the training difference is subjective because its possible for an amateur to "train like a pro", and a pro to keep training like an amateur. My subjective training opinion/advice is to learn how to bait, slip and counter more effectively. referees in amateurs are there for the boxers safety, while prizefighting referees are to keep the match exciting, and preferably hold a space where no one dies. pro fights are about inflicting more damage than i'm receiving.

as far as the money part, start reading and learning about branding, the five P's of marketing, basic investment principles. you don't need to know everything, but at least enough so you can figure out the right people to keep around you on your team.

being a professional boxer is like any other business. people think they just open a door and "they will come". how will you get butts in the seats?

here's some books to start out ...

jeffrey fox (all easy short, very informative reads)
how to become a rainmaker
how to get to the top
how to become a marketing superstar

also try ...
think and grow rich
rich dad, poor dad

also remember that as a pro boxer you are the big dog. you're the one paying all the salaries of the people in your camp. you get to hire a team that will give you both respect and honesty. the demise of too many is having a camp full of yes men because they care more about getting paid this week then they do accomplishing the goals of next week.

good luck!

 

This.

Boxing is dying unless you're already at the top of the heap.

 

Its a mugs game.

 

go for it

don't listen to all these stats and statistics about not making enough money or its a mugs game or to find something else to do, just go for it.

yes, have a plan b, a career a job to keep food on the table but if you want to give going pro a shot, then do it. work hard, train hard and try your hand at it.

no one is saying you have to be the next champion maybe you just want 1 pro fight and to hang em up, either which way don't listen to people tell you that you cant. if youre young and hungry enough, yea you can go pro and youll learn the game and maybe make a few bucks while youre at it

 

Very good advice, heed it.

 

Show him a documentary on Adrien Broner.